"Apparently, ICANN picks the venue for its meetings according to a simple metric: first, choose the continent/region. Then find a place where the local government or other body is willing to pick up the expenses. Freedom, or even government-backed Internet instability, isn't an issue."

Please provide a list of countries, where ICANN is able to setup its meetings, that fit your minimum criteria list on freedoms and liberties and is also accessible for ccTLD-managers from registries like ".iq, .kp, .ir, .ly, .sy" etc. etc.

I doubt for instance whether the United States of America will be qualifying for this list. Except when the representants of those ccTLD's are provided with corps diplomatique status.